{"id":18876,"date":"2023-08-07T15:44:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/?p=18876"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:58:05","slug":"poveglia-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island","title":{"rendered":"Poveglia Island: All About Venice\u2019s Haunted Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that one of the <strong>most haunted spots in Italy is located in Venice? <\/strong>Poveglia Island, consisting of three small islands, is exactly that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to this island, it\u2019s a little hard to tell what is true and what is made up, as many suspicions and tales surround the island (mainly due to its previous uses).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18885\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18885\" class=\"wp-image-18885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19690267625_e5bc8f136c_kresize.jpg\" alt=\"Poveglia Island in the distance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19690267625_e5bc8f136c_kresize.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19690267625_e5bc8f136c_kresize-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poveglia Island is an intriguing landmark in Venice, with a reputation for being haunted. Photo credit: Rick Turner<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s explore this island together and let you decide if its hauntings are real, or just legend.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#Origins_of_Poveglia_Island_A_refuge_turned_eerie\" >Origins of Poveglia Island: A refuge turned eerie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#Poveglia_Islands_haunted_history\" >Poveglia Island&#8217;s haunted history<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#The_Plague_and_Poveglia_A_Grim_History\" >The Plague and Poveglia: A Grim History<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#Poveglias_Ghosts_The_stories_behind_the_island\" >Poveglia&#8217;s Ghosts: The stories behind the island<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#The_psychiatric_hospital_era_and_paranormal_claims\" >The psychiatric hospital era and paranormal claims<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#Ghosts_of_the_plague\" >Ghosts of the plague<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#The_truth_about_Poveglia_Island\" >The truth about Poveglia Island<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#Whats_left_of_Poveglia_Island_today\" >What\u2019s left of Poveglia Island today<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/poveglia-island\/#Can_you_visit_Poveglia_Island\" >Can you visit Poveglia Island?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origins_of_Poveglia_Island_A_refuge_turned_eerie\"><\/span>Origins of Poveglia Island: A refuge turned eerie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poveglia comprises <strong>a group of three islands<\/strong>, with two being naturally formed, and the third resembling Venice through the use of wooden pillars and layers of earth. One island is entirely vegetation, the other houses the main buildings, and finally, the smallest is an octagon, used as a small fort to protect the island and act as a fort before reaching Venice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find Poveglia floating off the southwest end of Lido di Venezia. Today <strong>the island only hosts a few small buildings on the main island, which is entirely abandoned<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18882\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18882\" class=\"wp-image-18882 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15498043367_ffaa7ca172_cresize.jpg\" alt=\"A view inside a building on Poveglia Island in Venice, displaying some abandoned machinery\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15498043367_ffaa7ca172_cresize.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15498043367_ffaa7ca172_cresize-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today Poveglia Island is closed off to the general public. Photo credit: True British Metal<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poveglia_Islands_haunted_history\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poveglia Island&#8217;s haunted history<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island first welcomed inhabitants in the 7th century, and throughout the following years, it grew into <strong>a peaceful little community that avoided invasions occurring on the mainland<\/strong>. By avoiding the mainland, they also were lucky enough to avoid taxes, creating a very happy community. They would often trade with nearby Pellestrina but mostly avoided the Italian Peninsula.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 14th century, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Battle-of-Chioggia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">War of Chioggia<\/a>, an extended conflict between the maritime republics of Genoa and Venice, <strong>led to the abandonment of the island<\/strong>. The population was then relocated to the main part of Venice, mainly on the island of Giudecca. It wasn\u2019t until the 18th century that it was put to use again as a storage location for the Republic of Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Plague_and_Poveglia_A_Grim_History\"><\/span>The Plague and Poveglia: A Grim History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subsequently, in 1776, it came under the jurisdiction of the local Public Health Office. Initially serving as a form of Customs control, it was later repurposed as a site for plague control.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18880\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18880\" class=\"wp-image-18880 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21999208526_714aea91a4_cresize.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Poveglia Island at night time, with storm clouds in the distance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21999208526_714aea91a4_cresize.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/21999208526_714aea91a4_cresize-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poveglia Island has gained a reputation as one of the most haunted places in Italy. Photo credit: Crow<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1793 two ships who stopped for a check were noted to have several cases of the plague, they were forced to stop here, and <strong>from then on the island became a plague quarantine site.<\/strong> With Venice\u2019s other two quarantine islands of Lazzaretto Nuovo and Lazzaretto Vecchio both full, patients were now sent here to Poveglia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after the plague had subsided, it maintained its role as a quarantine station for ships en route to Venice. In the 20th century, it <strong>transformed into the site of a psychiatric hospital.<\/strong> Today, the island remains completely deserted and is government-owned. However, there have been several endeavors to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/italy\/10767781\/Worlds-most-haunted-island-up-for-auction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sell it to private owners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poveglias_Ghosts_The_stories_behind_the_island\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poveglia&#8217;s Ghosts: The stories behind the island<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50% of the island is made of human ash. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least, that is one of the rumors floating around. With all the victims of the plague, the hospital didn\u2019t know how to get rid of the bodies, so they decided to burn them. While this does sound reasonable, research shares a different story. The exact number differs but it seems <strong>there were about 100,000 victims,<\/strong> and rather than being burned, <a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehouseofhorrors.com\/poveglia-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they were left in so-called \u201cplague pits.\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s tough to say which version of the story might be creepier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of how the bodies were disposed of, tens of thousands of individuals lost their lives on the island and were left there.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_psychiatric_hospital_era_and_paranormal_claims\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The psychiatric hospital era and paranormal claims<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another version of the story says that the asylum&#8217;s director went crazy and jumped off the clock tower. But according to legend, it wasn&#8217;t the jump that caused his death\u2014it was a mysterious fog. This <strong>doctor was known for being a bit &#8220;mad&#8221; and for doing experiments on patients<\/strong>, including performing several lobotomies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, even though you might frequently encounter this story in different narratives about Poveglia, it actually originated in US television series like Ghostbusters! There is <strong>no concrete evidence to support the existence of such a doctor on the island or any record of a suicide attempt<\/strong> (but there <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an asylum on the island).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18881\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18881\" class=\"wp-image-18881 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15659517486_c916dae138_c.jpg\" alt=\"A view inside Poveglia Psychatric Hospital, in Venice, displaying the abandoned elements including some unknown devices and machinery\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15659517486_c916dae138_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15659517486_c916dae138_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rumors and tales circulate about the events that took place on Poveglia Island. Photo credit: True British Metal<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ghosts_of_the_plague\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghosts of the plague<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another <strong>Poveglia legend tells us that the patients of the psychiatric hospital would often see the ghosts<\/strong> of the plague and feel even more tortured by these visions. These stories unfortunately cannot be fully confirmed, so it remains (yet another) another mystery of Poveglia Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_truth_about_Poveglia_Island\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The truth about Poveglia Island<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are many exaggerated stories, one thing is certain:<strong> for such a small island, an immense number of individuals have lost their lives here.<\/strong> Whether due to the horrors of the plague, the battles of Venice and Napoleon conducted on and around the island, or even the passage of time spent in a mental hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing the abandoned land and the destroyed structures, you can\u2019t help but feel the weight of the patients who lived here and contemplate the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/24658\/strange-geographies-happy-haunted-island-poveglia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sad stories of the island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_left_of_Poveglia_Island_today\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s left of Poveglia Island today<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was once the ancient San Vitale church; however, it was destroyed when Napoleon Bonaparte passed through. Today, only the bell tower remains. Thankfully this ancient structure was saved due to its useful function as a lighthouse. The clock you see dates back to 1745.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Insider\u2019s tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can still <strong>catch a glimpse of the ancient church in nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilbragozzo.it\/en\/malamocco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malamocco<\/a> on Lido di Venezia<\/strong>, where the island&#8217;s unique crucifix of stucco and chalk is held.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other structures still present on the island are the <strong>hospital, the psychiatric ward, and the prisons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18887\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18887\" class=\"wp-image-18887 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15498266990_238a4f7f94_kresize.jpg\" alt=\"A view inside Poveglia Psychatric Hospital, in Venice, displaying an abandoned building and its hallways\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15498266990_238a4f7f94_kresize.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15498266990_238a4f7f94_kresize-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many of the buildings on Poveglia Island remain intact today. Photo credit: True British Metal<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_visit_Poveglia_Island\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you visit Poveglia Island?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presently, Poveglia island remains closed to visitors. However, since the island is state-owned, you have the option of <strong>seeking special permission from the Municipality to visit<\/strong>. Typically, such permission is granted for purposes like film crews, photography projects, or research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A word of caution: it&#8217;s worth pointing out that all of the<strong> remaining structures have been left in rubble and aren\u2019t very safe<\/strong> to explore. Most of the stairs and ceilings have collapsed and vegetation has taken over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlido.it\/en\/locations\/poveglia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poveglia isn&#8217;t accessible by public transportation.<\/a> But, for those who can chart their own transport, you can float by the island and contemplate its haunted history from a distance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Update notice: This article was updated on June 18, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that one of the most haunted spots in Italy is located in Venice? Poveglia Island, consisting of three small islands, is exactly that. When it comes to this island, it\u2019s a little hard to tell what is true and what is made up, as many suspicions and tales surround the island (mainly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":18883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[203,201,136],"ppma_author":[173],"class_list":["post-18876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-culture","tag-haunted","tag-italy","tag-venice"],"authors":[{"term_id":173,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"evelyn-hill","display_name":"Evelyn Hill","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Evelyn-HIll.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Evelyn-HIll.jpeg"},"user_url":"","last_name":"Hill","first_name":"Evelyn","job_title":"","description":"An Italy local for nearly 10 years, Evelyn has traveled to nearly every region getting overly excited about cute doors and nonni cafes. 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